Major Scales Quiz

What is a major scale?

• A set of notes ordered by pitch

• A set of notes ordered by duration

• A set of notes ordered by volume

• A set of notes ordered by timbre

How many major scales are there?

• 5

• 8

• 12

• 15

What is the interval pattern for a major scale?

• Tone, semitone, tone, tone, semitone

• Semitone, tone, semitone, tone, tone

• Tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone

• Semitone, semitone, tone, tone, semitone

Which note is a semitone above E in the C major scale?

• F

• F#

• G

• G#

What is the interval between C and D in a major scale?

• Tone

• Semitone

• Double tone

• Double semitone

Why do some major scales have sharps and some have flats?

• It depends on the key signature

• It depends on the tempo

• It depends on the dynamics

• It depends on the time signature

What is the interval pattern for the D major scale?

• Tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone

• Semitone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone

• Tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone, tone

• Semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone

Which major scale cannot be written due to the use of double sharps?

• C# major

• D major

• G# major

• A major

What is the term for notes that have more than one name?

• Harmonic equivalents

• Melodic equivalents

• Rhythmic equivalents

• Tonal equivalents

What is the interval pattern for a major scale?

• Tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone

• Semitone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone

• Tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone, tone

• Semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone